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US’
Bernie Sanders calls Israel’s Netanyahu a
‘racist’
By
Middle East Monitor
December 22, 2019 "Information
Clearing House"
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US
Senator Bernie Sanders, a leading candidate
to be the Democratic presidential candidate,
slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu as a “racist” yesterday.
According
to
reports,
Senator Sanders (I-Vt.) made the remarks
during a Democratic debate amongst 2020
presidential candidates that covered a wide
number of issues.
When
asked specifically about how he would manage
relations with Israel and the Palestinians,
Sanders struck a very different tone to many
of the Democratic party mainstream.
“Israel has the right not only to exist, but
to exist in peace and security,” said
Sanders, noting how he had “lived in Israel
as a kid” (a reference to his time on a
kibbutz), and is “proudly Jewish”.
However, Sanders continued by declaring that
“what US foreign policy must be about is not
just being pro-Israel. We must be
pro-Palestinian as well.”
The
candidate added some biting criticism of the
Israeli premier.
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“We must understand that right now in Israel
we have leadership who has been indicted for
bribery, who, in my view, is a racist,” said
Sanders, referring to Netanyahu’s
corruption charges.
Sanders’s position on Israel is often seen
as a reflection of his own base, which
includes activists and party members drawn
from the left-wing of the Democratic party,
where criticism of Israel, and support for
Palestinians, have both increased in recent
years.
This article was originally published by "Middle
East Monitor"
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